ComTrade is shipping a Management Pack for Citrix CloudPortal Services Manager lets cloud service providers use Microsoft System Center Operations Manager for real time and end-to-end monitoring and management of CloudPortal components, as well as hosted apps, desktops and cloud services using it.

Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich this month showcased major upgrades to its webMethods SOA integration platform and ARIS BPM suite driven by what Gartner has called the “four forces of change” – big data, cloud, mobile and social. IDN begins a two-part look at the vision and the technologies behind one of the largest technology refreshes in Software AG’s history.

Dual explosions of cloud-based SaaS and big data are prompting enterprises to explore new ways to modernize their middleware, according to execs at SnapLogic. IDN goes in-depth with SnapLogic’s CEO Gaurav Dhillon and product strategy chief Zeb Mahmood to learn about the company’s latest product, and get a broad view of the cloud integration landscape in 2012.

MuleSoft is offering a free and fully cloud-based data integration app for Salesforce.com. The web-based Dataloader.io requires no software download, and lets Salesforce.com users quickly import, export and transform data using a simple web interface. Dataloader.io is built on the company’s CloudHub iPaaS (integration platform as a service).

Red Hat is updating its vision, strategy, road map, and technologies for integration and BPM, following its acquisitions of FuseSource (open source integration) and Polymita (business process). Red Hat execs will share the details in a four-day online event, Integration and BPM Week, from Oct. 15-18. IDN spoke with Red Hat’s Pierre Fricke for a preview.

Serena Orchestrated IT Updates Tie Devs More Tightly to Testing, Production

2012-09-20

Serena Software has unveiled a major update to its Orchestrated IT suite for uniting app dev and IT operations. The upgrade adds powerful features to leverage the power of cloud, mobile and social for development-driven continuous delivery and release management.

BP Logix is shipping an update to Process Director to let BPM users better discover, define, model and automate business processes, as well as control, track and improve operations using real-time metrics and process intelligence. Process Director 2.5’s new features include records management, mobile and business rules to go beyond simple automation of BPM processes and workflows. IDN looks at the latest version, and explores benefits with a customer.

Magic Software is helping mobilize apps for the field sales team at WellMark, a provider of oil and gas equipment. WellMark execs call Magic’s xpa Application Platform “a technology unifier” to align their new mobile efforts with existing enterprise data and apps. IDN explores the WellMark’s mobile project and the Magic features and benefits.

CIOs continue to grow more and more bullish about cloud solutions, with a whopping 92% saying that cloud provides business benefits, according to a recent survey. Nonetheless, IT execs remain concerned over how to avoid SaaS-based data silos. The survey was conducted by Dimensional Research and commissioned by Host Analytics.

Vitria Technology is rolling out the first pre-built application for its Operational Intelligence platform. Vitria’s KPI Builder OI let business users monitor key performance indicators by tapping a wide range of historical and real-time data, including big data. The app also lets users make changes to ensure KPIs are met.